Example sentences of "she were about [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked as if she were about to set off for a provincial cocktail party , an office party of female executives . |
| 2 | Gwen looked as if she were about to shut the door . |
| 3 | Sarah seemed as if she were about to say something else , then thought better of it . |
| 4 | Then , taking a deep breath as if she were about to plunge into a pool of unknown depth and temperature — which , perhaps , she was — she continued , ‘ But could you tell me a bit more about what the work would entail ? ’ |
| 5 | Taking a deep breath , as though she were about to plunge into deep water , which successfully parted her mouth , she had her exhaling breath cut off as his mouth touched hers , parting it even further , and a delicious shiver of pleasure went down her spine . |
| 6 | Her shiny black eyes watched closely then she flapped her wings just the same way — as if she were about to fly . |
| 7 | Melissa felt as if she were about to enter a church . |
| 8 | Joshua grabbed Hyacinth by the arm — she had been looking as if she were about to attack her victim 's other eye — and steered her away . |
| 9 | She looked as if she were about to cry . |
| 10 | When they arrived at the college , it seemed even more forbidding than it had in daylight , and as she walked from the car towards the entrance , Loretta felt as though she were about to cross a threshold in time as well as space . |
| 11 | I caught sight of Claire , bright red in the face , looking as if she were about to burst into tears . |
| 12 | As she grew older , however , her face grew as well as her hips and bosom , but her way of looking as though she were about to burst out of her clothes became an asset rather thin a disadvantage . |